Anarchist Periodicals in English Published in the United States

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by  Longa, Ernesto A.

Anarchist Periodicals
in English
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In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, dozens of anarchist publications appeared
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Such works energetically advocated a stateless society built upon individual liberty
(1833–1955)
and voluntary cooperation. In Anarchist Periodicals in English Published in the United
States (1833–1955): An Annotated Guide, Ernesto A. Longa provides a glimpse into
the doctrines of these publications, highlighting the articles, reports, manifestos,
and creative works of anarchists and left libertarians who were dedicated to
An Annotated Guide
propagandizing against authoritarianism, sham democracy, wage and sex slavery,
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Anarchist
Periodicals in
English Published
in the
United States
(1833–1955)
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RNESTO ONGA
THE SCARECROW PRESS, INC.
Lanham•Toronto•Plymouth, UK
2010
Published by Scarecrow Press, Inc.
A wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.
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Copyright © 2010 by Ernesto A. Longa
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Longa, Ernesto A., 1970–
Anarchist periodicals in English published in the United States (1833–1955) : an an-
notated guide / Ernesto A. Longa.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Explanatory Note xi
PERIODICALS A–Z 1
The 1776 American(1920) 1
The Advance(1911–1912) 2
Age of Thought(1896–1897) 3
The Agitator(1910–1912) 5
The Alarm(1884–1886) 7
The Alarm(1887–1889) 11
The Alarm(1915–1916) 14
Alternative(1948–1951) 16
Altruria (1907–1908) 18
American Journal of Eugenics(1907–1910) 20
American Political Prisoner(1922) 23
The An-Archist(1881) 24
Anarchist Soviet Bulletin(1919–1920) 25
Beacon (1890–1891) 27
Behind the Bars(1924) 28
The Blast(1916–1917) 29
Challenge(1938–1939) 33
Clarion (1932–1934) 37
Clothed with the Sun(1900–1904) 39
The Dawn(1922) 42
Demonstrator (1903–1908) 43
Discontent(1898–1902) 48
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Discussion(1937–1938) 53
Ego(1921–1923) 54
Egoism(1890–1897) 55
The Egoist(1924–1925) 57
Fair Play(1888–1891) 59
Fair Play(1906–1908) 65
The Firebrand(1895–1897) 66
The Flame(1916) 73
Foundation Principles(1885–1894) 74
The Free Comrade(1900–1912) 77
Free Lance(1916) 79
Free Society(1897–1904) 80
Free Society(1921–1922) 92
Free Society Library(1898–1900) 93
Freedom(1890–1892) 94
Freedom(1910–1911) 97
Freedom (1919) 98
Freedom(1933–1934) 101
Freeland(1904, 1909) 104
Humanity First(1919–1921) 105
I(1898–1900) 106
Individual Action(1952–1955) 108
The Individualist(1889–1890) 110
Instead of a Magazine(1915–1916) 113
The Kansas Liberal(1881–1883) 115
Land and Liberty(1914–1915) 120
The Liberator(1905–1906) 122
Libertarian Views(1941) 126
Liberty(1881–1908) 128
Liberty(1902–1903) 146
Liberty Library(1896–1897) 148
Lucifer, the Light Bearer(1883–1907) 149
Man! (1933–1940) 167
Modern School(1912–1922) 174
Mother Earth(1906–1917) 178
Mother Earth(1933–1934) 189
Mother Earth Bulletin(1917–1918) 191
The Mutualist(1925–1928) 193
The New Era(1897) 195
The New Order(1919) 195
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New Trends(1945–1946) 196
Open Vistas(1925) 199
Our New Humanity(1895–1897) 200
The Peaceful Revolutionist(1833, 1848) 202
The Periodical Letter(1854–1858) 203
The Petrel(1904) 205
Quarterly Letter(1867) 205
Radical Review(1877–1878) 206
The Rebel(1895–1896) 208
Regeneración(1910–1918) 211
Resistance (1947–1954) 219
Retort(1942–1951) 223
Revolt(1916) 226
The Revolutionary Almanac(1914) 227
Rising Youth(1928–1929) 229
Road to Freedom(1924–1932) 230
Social Revolutionist(1856–1857) 237
The Social War(1917) 240
The Social War Bulletin(1918) 242
Solidarity(1892–1898) 244
Spanish Revolution(1936–1938) 249
The Spirit of the Age(1849–1850) 250
The Sun(1885?–1887) 254
Twentieth Century(1888–1892) 255
Vanguard(1932–1939) 264
Why?(1913–1914) 269
Why?(1942–1947) 271
The Wide Way(1907–1908) 274
Winn’s Firebrand(1902–1903; 1909–1910) 275
Woman Rebel(1914) 278
The Word(1872–1893) 280
Bibliography 291
Name Index 297
Subject Index 311
About the Author 321

Acknowledgments
This book would not have been possible were it not for the financial support
of the University of New Mexico’s Research Allocation Committee and the
University of New Mexico Law Library; for the invaluable research support of
Julie Herrada, Eileen Cohen, Jeanette Hennie, Randy Moorehead, Frances
Lopez-Smith, Bernadette Anglada, Bonne Burton, and Joe Lane; and for the
persistent encouragement and thoughtful comments on earlier drafts of this
work by Barry Pateman and Jessica Mills.
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